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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

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Posted by , in Auckland, Awards, Christchurch, Corporate

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The team at Photo Booth Fun would like to wish you all the very best for the holiday season! Though I’m writing this from Sunny Hawkes Bay I know all our staff from right around the country join with me in Merry Christmas

We’ve been involved in some awesome events this year in Hawkes Bay, from Weddings to 21st Parties, from 50th, 60th and 70th birthdays to the Special Children’s Extravaganza, from School Balls to  work conferences and functions and an amazing night at Christmas at the Park with Dave Dobbyn and 27000 guests I can honestly say it’s been a fantastic year for Napier, Hastings, Havelock North and the whole Hawkes Bay region!

And 2016 is looking to be even better! I look forward to our team coming to your special event and adding some extra photobooth fun!

Give us a call now!

Tony Speakman

Hawkes Bay Regional Manager


A special thanks to some special kids

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Posted by , in Events, Hamilton, Photo Booth, Regions

Earlier this month the Waikato PBF team had the chance to spread some Xmas cheer with a great bunch of kids and their families at the Special Children’s Christmas Parties Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Rotorua.  Check out the Photo Booth Fun 2015 – Hamilton gallery here.

Heaps of local businesses supported the day – either with their services like us, or by contributing gifts to the santas present cave and there were heaps of volunteers helping out on the day too.

If you are interested in taking part next year visit their website  – we’ll be back ;)

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Waikato BOP Special Children’s Christmas Party

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Posted by , in Hamilton, Marketing, Photo Booth, Regions

The Waikato team are stoked to be supporting the Waikato BOP region Special Children’s Christmas Party at Mystery Creek on Saturday the 12th December.

This years party will start at 10:45 am and run for three and a half fun filled hours during which time the children will be treated to a star studded stage show featuring many local, national and international artists. There will be bouncing castles, face painting, our photobooth of course(!) merry-go-rounds, petting zoos, pony rides, clowns, dancers, fairies, magicians, hoop shooting contests, bowling alleys, Police and Army displays, etc to provide plenty of fun and entertainment. With all this fun to be had there will be all the drinks, lollies, chippies, sausages, iceblocks, ice creams, burgers, sandwiches, fruit juice, apples etc. that we can provide to keep the energy levels high.

Santa has made some spectacular entrances such as abseiling down from a 20 metre high roof with his 6 helper elves, on horseback with Mark Todd at the reins, in a Ferrari, on Harley Davidson motor bikes, in a Rolls Royce Limousine, on a sleigh pulled by 2 Newfoundland dogs, on a fire engine etc. After wishing everyone a merry Christmas it is then off to the HUGE Santa’s caves filled with thousands of top quality gifts that spread for over 70 metres. This is when every special child, will receive 3 or 4 high quality gifts to call their own and personally meet Santa.

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As you can see each regional Special Children’s Christmas Party is a huge event to organise. It involves some dedicated staff and lots of business and community support. If you would like to get involved please feel free to contact the team via www.sccpnz.co.nz ;)


Wonderful Weddings

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Hawkes Bay is fast becoming known as the Wedding Capital of New Zealand because of our amazing weather and wineries and second to none service industry. And the Hawkes Bay Team get to have our photo booths at some amazing weddings in Napier, Hastings, Havelock North and beyond!

But, I get the bonus of being the Photo Booth Fun’s in-house graphic designer and therefore have the privilege of putting together the custom strip designs for photobooth functions right across the country. As the “wedding season” is basically over for another year I thought I’d share some of my favourite designs from the season. Enjoy and be inspired…

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As you can see, a custom strip design really does add to the overall effect of the day and your memories of it. And there’s so many options! So hit me up for a design that matches what you’ve put so much effort into planning! That applies not just to weddings but any function we do, a custom strip design will set it apart and help create wonderful memories of your special event!

Oh we also do custom album designs which are laser etched into the album cover, custom envelope designs to keep things matching with your strip design and other stationary – these make great favours, and even custom backdrops for when the booth is in kiosk mode.

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So stand out from the crowd, personalize your Photo Booth today!

Tony

Hawkes Bay Manager / In-House Graphic Designer


When in the Waikato…

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Posted by , in Events, Hamilton, Marketing, Photo Booth

The Hamilton team love living in the stunning Waikato – and if you have to ask why?!  Here is our top 10 to get you going!

 

Visit our international award winning Hamilton Gardens – around every corner there is a magical story and a portal through time and to far-flung corners of the world.

 

Meet the animals and discover the wonders of the living world at Hamilton Zoo, a wildlife sanctuary renowned for its generous habitats. Go behind the scenes on an animal encounter, or head along to one of the FREE ‘Meet the Keeper’ talks.

 

Support the Mooloo’s and the Chiefs with a home rugby game at Waikato Stadium.

 

Surf Manu Bay, Whale Bay or Ruapuke – three world class surf breaks at Raglan.

 

Discover the Waitomo glow worm caves and try black water rafting.

 

Bungee jump and check out Huka Falls in Taupo – the start of the Waikato river.

 

Discover The Shire of The Lord of the Rings! That’s right Middle Earth can be found right here in the middle of the Waikato. Tours run all day, transfers leave from the Matamata information centre throughout the day.

 

A location for the Narnian film Prince Caspian, Cathedral Cove and Hot Water Beach are must see spots in the beautiful Coromandel Peninsula.

 

Come and check out Balloons over Waikato every autumn.

 

Stay a while and earn a degree at Waikato University!

 

Or stay even longer – the Tron is the city of the future after all!

We hope you’ve enjoyed our little tour of our awesome home and FYI all of these locations have venues that are Photo Booth Fun friendly ;)


Stunning wedding locations in the Waikato

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Posted by , in Events, Hamilton, Photo Booth, Regions

WOW!  What a busy wedding season we’re having in the Waikato, we’ve had fun snapping brides, grooms and their guests all over the Waikato and here’s some of the totally awesome, photo booth friendly wedding venues we’ve appeared at so far…

 

Woodlands Historic Homestead – Gordonton, Hamilton

 

Sarnia Park Botique Lodge – Cambridge

 

The Red Barn – Hinuera

 

The Green Dragon Inn – The Shire, Middle Earth, Matamata

 

The Boatshed – Lake Karapiro

 

Rosenvale – Te Awamutu

 


We cover the bay, and go the extra mile or two!

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Posted by , in Auckland, Christchurch, Corporate, Events

The Bay of Plenty photo booth ends up in some fairly out of the way spots, and we’re often asked ‘how far do you go?’ Well that’s an excellent question!

With our Tauranga base we offer FREE delivery within 50kms of the Tauranga CBD, and that covers all of the local conference facilities and wedding venues, and includes Katikati to the North, Pyes Pa, Papamoa and Te Puke to the South.

But we go much further, in fact as long as you’ve got vehicle access and power we cover the whole of the Bay of Plenty region – including Rotorua, Kawerau, Whakatane and Opotiki.

If you’re thinking even further afield, then don’t worry we’ve our network of photo booth regions all over New Zealand – with booths in Auckland, Hamilton, New Plymouth, Napier, Wellington and Christchurch each region offers free delivery within 50kms of the CBD, and that’s a massive chunk of New Zealand covered!


Family holiday fun in the Waikato

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Posted by , in Events, Hamilton, Marketing, Photo Booth

We have so many awesome events coming up in the Waikato this year – the Cricket World Cup, Balloons over Waikato, National Agricultural Field Days, the FIFA under 20 World Cup and the Great Race just to name a few!   And this month from Monday 12th – Saturday 17th we’re hosting the Activepost Waka Ama Sprint Nationals at Lake Karapiro culminating with the Hinano Island Night After Party where the Waikato Photo Booth Fun team will be in attendance to capture all of the fun!

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The Waka Ama Sprint Nationals are free to watch and with this weather it makes for a fun and exciting day for the whole family, you can purchase a weekly car pass and tickets to the after party at www.wakaama.co.nz/shop. And if you do attend the island night make sure you come and visit us and get your photo taken.


3 easy ways to keep your New Year booth resolution!

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Posted by , in Auckland, Christchurch, Corporate, Dunedin

OK, so the new year is the time for resolutions – lose weight, quit smoking or start a new career?

While we can’t help you keep any of these, if you’re making a resolution to hire a photo booth for your birthday, wedding or to celebrate your new year resolution success, we’ve made things simple with 3 easy ways to book a booth with us ;)

1. Message us via our website: www.photoboothfun.co.nz/contact-us-to-hire-our-photo-booth

2. If you haven’t quite got all the details nailed yet, send us a quick email (info@photoboothfun.co.nz) to check the availability of your booking date and time.

3. Complete our booking form (bookings.photoboothfun.co.nz) ideal for our detail oriented clients, this is a comprehensive booking form with space for all of your event details!

Of course for those who like to chat you can call us on 0800 368 626 (FOTO BOOTH) you can message us on facebook, follow us on twitter and connect via linked in – we’re very flexible that way ☺

Happy New Year everyone!


Awkward xmas family photo’s

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Posted by , in Hamilton, Marketing, Photo Booth, Waikato

Xmas is only a few sleeps away, and by now, millions of xmas family photo’s have been posted, emailed and downloaded all over the world.

Our photo booths operate in booth mode (with a curtain back drop) or kiosk mode (your own personalised back drop – without a curtain) and through the year we’ve captured some amazing family photo’s.  But there is a fine line between super cool and, well just plain awkward.  We’ve scoured the web to find a selection of both – super cool or super awkward?  You decide!

Merry xmas from Corey, Carmen and the Waikato Photo Booth Fun team!